Irish Times: Google has given British security officials special access to its YouTube video site, allowing them to have content instantly reviewed if they think that it threatens national security.
The new “super flagger” powers underline growing concern among governments that are scrambling to contain the proliferation of jihadi material prompted by the war in Syria, but they are likely to stir concern among civil liberties campaigners.
According to Bloomberg, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan has expressed concern regarding the potential misuse of platform content by OpenAI’s Sora, an AI-driven video creation tool.
Shaz from TL writes: “Linus Sebastian’s media company, Linus Media Group, is under fire. From ethical concerns with videos, to allegations of workplace harassment.”
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